Aislin laughed. "You sound like a child on a long family trip," she told her prisoner. "No."

"Are we there yet?" Shoal repeated.

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

The ship came out of hyperspace and Ceru said, "Very nearly, yes."

"Aww," Shoal grumbled. "I was hoping you'd gotten lost and we'd never make it."

"I didn't get a compared to Boba Fett for nothing," Aislin reminded him. "I'm good at what I do. Very good."

In just a few moments, the ship docked with another, larger ship. The larger ship was practically the home/base of operations for one of the more illusive crime rings in the galaxy, and as soon as Aislin's ship was fully secure, they jumped to hyperspace, as a precaution in case Aislin had been followed.

"You have Ruben Shoal," a voice said over the comm. "Scans have confirmed this. Your payment has been transferred. Please transfer the prisoner."

"You're new," Aislin commented. "Haven't heard you before."

"Hey, Aislin!" another voice greeted cheerily. Aislin grinned.

"Hey Max," she answered. "Who's the dull newbie?"

"Oh, just call him Idiot," Max answered. "We all do because... well, he is one. Anyway... Ruben Shoal, huh?"

"I'm lookin' at him as we speak," Aislin confirmed. "Shall we make the transfer?"

"Sure," Max agreed. "Stick him in the airlock and shut your end... you know the routine."

Aislin nodded and stood. Just as she unlocked the cage Ruben Shoal was in, he attempted an escape.

Aislin thrust him backward into the cage with the Force. "As if anyone I might have taken you to wouldn't? You're getting what you deserve, thief. Pickpocket." She glared at him. "Murderer."

Calling on the power of the Force, Aislin lifted the unwilling man and carried him to the airlock. She tossed him in and Ceru sealed it shut. Aislin could hear the man's frantic scrabbling at her door. Then, she heard a low rumble, something that sounded like a dart gun firing, and finally, Ruben Shoal's frightened wail, dying into silence.

"So thanks for him," Max said, coming back on the line. "Top notch work, as usual."

"Just doing my job and doing it well," Aislin said cheerfully. "Shall I be going now?"

"Just a word of warning," Max replied. "Rumor has it, there's a pirate fleet looking for you. You might want to lay low a bit."